Saturday, September 22, 2007

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (September 22,2007) - The International Community's High Representative in Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak met with the Croatian President Stjepan Mesic in the Croatian Embassy in Sarajevo.

Lajcak told journalists after the meeting that he “accepted with satisfaction” Mesic’s invitation to officially visit Croatian capital Zagreb.

The High Representative said that he “objectively informed Mesic about the political situation in Bosnia”.

“President Mesic is a smart man and a responsible politician. I did not have to ask anything of him. He understands the situation in Bosnia well”, Lajcak said.

Mesic arrived in Sarajevo to receive the so-called "International League of Humanists’ (ILH) Humanist of the 20th Century Award", together with former Presidents of Slovenia and Macedonian Milan Kucan and Kiro Gligorov, in Sarajevo on Thursday evening. The fourth laureate, former Czech President Vaclav Havel, was unable to come to Sarajevo and Czech Ambassador to Bosnia Jirzi Kudela will receive the award on his behalf.